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Anyway.

Because it's such a vast and generic topic, the more examples you can give, the better-informed you will seem. Also if you can cite sources, dates, authors, thinkers, politicians etc and quote them, that would work out excellently for you.

Oh and it's helpful to go to the "in the news" section (on the first page of Google search) when reading up.Life hack: when you want to search news on a particular topic, in the Google search bar, type name of topic site:pti.com

For instance, when discussing Secularism in India, refer to the Republic Day controversy, and how the rise of the BJP has seen  a more conservative, rightist, Hindu nationalist governance. Discuss how what he does does not match what he says - this IndiaToday article discusses the same. 
And also the RSS - http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/no-change-in-stand-on-article-370-says-rss-746321
While discussing pseudo-secularism, refer to the Shah Bano case, special laws for Muslims, Article 370, the Ram temple and the Uniform Civil Code of India.



These questions are for 5 marks each - they must be answered in 150-200 words.

Wow. How do we start answers, again?

  1. Write a short note on the concept of secularism in India. 9I KNOW IT IS REPETITIVE BUT I'LL CLEAN IT UP LATER) Answer: The perception and practice of the concept of secularism in India is highly debated (Here is an excellent debate on Secularism in India.It would be fun to attend that^ symposium.) due to the Punjab problem (Khalistan), the Kashmir problem, the Assam situation and the Shah Bano case. Now, secularism is a principle that involves two basic propositions. The first is the strict separation of the state from religious institutions. The second is that people of different religions and beliefs are equal before the law. Secularism in India, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secularism_in_India#Current_status) (read and quote examples in answer) thus, does not mean separation of religion from state. Instead, secularism in India means a state that is neutral to all religious groups. The people of India have freedom of religion, and the state treats all individuals as equal citizens regardless of their religion. In matters of law in modern India, however, the applicable code of law is unequal, and India's personal laws - on matters such as marriage, divorce, inheritance, alimony - varies with an individual's religion. Muslim Indians have Sharia-based Muslim Personal Law, while Hindus, Christians, Sikhs and other non-Muslim Indians live under common law. The attempt to respect unequal, religious law has created a number of issues in India such as acceptability of child marriage, polygamy, unequal inheritance rights, extrajudicial unilateral divorce rights favorable to some males, and conflicting interpretations of religious books. Religious laws in personal domain, particularly for Muslim Indians, supersede parliamentary laws in India; and currently, in some situations such as religious indoctrination schools the state partially finances certain religious schools. These differences have led a number of scholars to declare that India is not a secular state, as the word secularism is widely understood in the West (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secularism_in_India#Comparison_with_Western_secularism) and elsewhere; rather it is a strategy for political goals in a nation with a complex history, and one that achieves the opposite of its stated intentions.
  2. Discuss Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel's role in the reorganization of states. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/States_Reorganisation_Act,_1956) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_integration_of_India 
  3. What is the SENSEX? (ref: stock exchange, sensitive to investments, buying, selling...)
  4. Liberalization policy of 1911 (less bureaucracy and protectionism, opening doors, accepting others)
  5. Concept of nuclear family
  6. Morals and values of Indian Society (conservative.. mention Shashi Tharoor's views (note to self: insert link here) and flood with examples)
  7. 2G Spectrum scam
  8. Hallmarks of coalition politics (+, -, when it began, examples of successful coalitions, cite EPW, newspapers)
  9. Briefly explain what the Anna Hazare movement is about.
  10. Track the development of AAP.
  11. Women in India are hardly seen in the political sphere. Why? (discuss w.r.t. Women's Reservation Bill) (10 marks)

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